{"nrhp_refnum":"80003417","name":"Hewitt Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"T 305, Southhampton Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hewitt","county":"Bedford County","state":"PA","lat":39.75456329200006,"lon":-78.51093867699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-04-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A covered bridge over Twin Creek on Township Road T305 in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, owned by Southampton Township. It is a medium-length gable-roofed Burr truss bridge.","why_significant":"The nomination finds the bridge eligible as an example of a type of transportation architecture and of 19th-century wood bridge technology, once common in Bedford County. It is one of 14 extant covered bridges in the county, with the 15th having been moved and altered. The bridge is in excellent condition.","narrative":"Southampton Township's Hewitt Covered Bridge crosses Twin Creek on Township Road T305 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It is a medium-length structure with a gable roof, high side walls and a Burr truss, measuring 88 feet along the end posts and 13 feet 10 inches in width, with 11 feet 6 inches of clearance and a 3-ton load rating. It is one of 14 surviving covered bridges in the county, and the 15th has been moved and altered. The bridge is listed as an example of 19th-century wood bridge technology, a form once common across Bedford County, and as a surviving example of transportation architecture. Its method of construction, which combines a timber truss with a roof and enclosed walls, is the basis for its significance. The bridge is in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition, per the document.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.208166-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003417.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003417/99be13750f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003417/99be13750f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HEWITT_COVERED_BRIDGE.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HEWITT_COVERED_BRIDGE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992288","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewitt_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15223804"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bedford-county/hewitt-covered-bridge-80003417/"}